320 Sri-Caitanya-caritameta [Adi-lita, Ch. 17
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Jala pana kariyd nace haiié vihvala
yamundakarsona-lila dekhaye sakala
SYNONYMS
jala—water; pdna kariyd—after drinking; néce—dances; hafid—becoming; vihvala—
ecstatic; yamung-Gkarsepa—attracting the River Yamuna; /7/@—pastimes; dekhaye—
sees; saka/a—everyone.
TRANSLATION
After drinking the water, Lord Caitanya became so ecstatic that He began to
dance. Thus everyone saw the pastime of attracting the River Yamuna.
PURPORT
Yamundkarsana-lila is the pastime of attracting Yamuna. One day, Sri Baladeva
wanted the Yamuna River to come before Him, and when the River Yamuna refused,
He took His plow, wanting to dig a canal so that Yamuna would be obliged to
come there. Since Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu is the original form of Baladeva, in His
ecstasy He asked everyone to bring honey. In this way, all the devotees standing
there saw the yamundkarsara-lila. \n this /lé, Baladeva was accompanied by His girl
friends. After drinking a honey beverage called Varuni, He wanted to jump in the
Yamuna and swim with the girls. It is stated in Srimad-Bhdgavatam (10.65.25-30,33}
that Lord Baladeva asked Yamuna to come near, and when the river disobeyed the
order of the Lord, He became angry and thus wanted to snatch her near to Him with
His ptow. Yamuna, however, very much afraid of Lord Balarama's anger, immediately
came and surrendered unto Him, praying to the Lord, the Supreme Personality of
Godhead, and admitting her fault. She was then excused. This is the sum and sub-
stance of the yamundkarsapa-lila. The incident is also described in the prayer of
Jayadeva Gosvami concerning the ten incarnations:
vahasi vapusi visade vasanarn jaladabharn
halahati-bhiti-milita-yamunébham
kesava dhrta-haladhara-riipa jaya jagadisa hare
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